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• Angels' Willie Calhoun: Gaining traction in everyday lineup

  Rotowire May 5, 2024

  Calhoun will serve as the Angels' designated hitter and cleanup batter in Sunday's game against the Guardians. Calhoun will stick in the starting nine for the third straight game after going 4-for-8 with two doubles and one run to begin his tenure with the Angels. At least while Miguel Sano (knee) and Anthony Rendon (hamstring) are on the injured list, the lefty-hitting Calhoun should be in store for regular starts as the Angels' DH against right-handed pitching.

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• Angels' Willie Calhoun: Tallies three hits in team debut

  Rotowire May 4, 2024

  Calhoun went 3-for-4 with a double and a run Friday in a 6-0 win against the Guardians. Calhoun started at DH and batted cleanup in his first action with Los Angeles after being called up from Triple-A on Wednesday. The veteran was productive in his first game with the big club, and he scored the team's second run following a fourth-inning double. With Miguel Sano (knee) and Anthony Rendon (hamstring) among a bevy of Angels on the injured list, Calhoun could see semi-regular starts at designated hitter, though manager Ron Washington has shifted various players into the DH role throughout the campaign.

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• Angels' Willie Calhoun: Joins big-league roster

  Rotowire May 1, 2024

  The Angels selected Calhoun's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday. Calhoun has slashed .268/.345/.361 with one home run in 26 contests this season with Salt Lake. The 29-year-old is taking Miguel Sano's (knee) spot on the active roster and could see some starts at designated hitter and/or the outfield versus righties.

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• Angels' Willie Calhoun: Headed to majors

  Rotowire May 1, 2024

  The Angels will select Calhoun's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. There's no word yet on who Calhoun will replace on the roster, but it's possible Miguel Sano (knee) is headed to the injured list. Calhoun, 29, is hitting .268/.345/.361 with one home run in 26 contests this season with Salt Lake. He'll give the Halos some depth at outfield and designated hitter.

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• Angels' Willie Calhoun: Shifts to minor-league camp

  Rotowire Mar 22, 2024

  The Angels reassigned Calhoun to minor-league camp Friday. Calhoun joined the Halos as a non-roster invitee over the winter but posted just a .628 OPS over 33 plate appearances during spring training. He's now likely headed for Triple-A Salt Lake.

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• Angels' Willie Calhoun: Reaches NRI deal with Halos

  Rotowire Dec 6, 2023

  Calhoun signed a minor-league contract with the Angels on Wednesday that includes an invitation to spring training, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports. Calhoun flashed a lot of potential in the early part of his professional career, but he is now 29 years old and has batted just .225/.292/.352 in 170 big-league games (603 plate appearances) since the beginning of the 2020 campaign.

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• Willie Calhoun: Heads to open market

  Rotowire Aug 2, 2023

  Calhoun elected free agency Wednesday in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Calhoun will be moving on from the Yankees and looking to catch on elsewhere on a major-league or minor-league deal after he was activated from the 10-day injured list and designated for assignment last week. Before hitting the IL in late June with a left quadricep strain, the 28-year-old logged 149 plate appearances for the Yankees, slashing .239/.309/.403 with five home runs and 16 RBI.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Outrighted to Triple-A

  Rotowire Aug 1, 2023

  The Yankees outrighted Calhoun to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday. Calhoun passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment last Friday. The 28-year-old former top prospect had slashed .239/.309/.403 with five homers and 16 RBI through 44 major-league games this season for New York.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Designated for assignment

  Rotowire Jul 28, 2023

  Calhoun (quad) was activated from the 10-day injured list and designated for assignment Friday. Calhoun is over his quad injury following a handful of rehab games with Double-A Somerset, but the Yankees weren't able to find room for him on the active roster. He will now go through the waiver process and, if he clears, will have the option to elect free agency.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Beginning rehab assignment

  Rotowire Jul 20, 2023

  Calhoun (quad) is set to begin a rehab assignment Thursday with Double-A Somerset. Calhoun should be an option again for the Yankees sometime early next week if all goes well on the farm. He had slashed .239/.309/.403 with five homers and 16 RBI through 44 games (149 plate appearances) this season for New York prior to landing on the injured list June 22 due to a left quad strain.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Nearing rehab assignment

  Rotowire Jul 17, 2023

  Calhoun (quad) will head to Somerset to work out for a few days before beginning a rehab assignment, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports. Calhoun landed on the 10-day injured list June 22 due to a left quad strain, but he's since been cleared to begin baseball activities and is closing in on game action. The team will likely announce an official rehab assignment within the next few days, assuming his workouts go according to plan.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Begins baseball activities

  Rotowire Jul 5, 2023

  Calhoun (quad) has started doing some baseball activities, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports. Calhoun is two weeks removed from landing on the injured list with a left quad strain. While there remains no timetable for his return to the active roster, it won't come before the All-Star break.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Suffers quad injury

  Rotowire Jun 21, 2023

  Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Calhoun injured his left quad during Wednesday's game against Seattle, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports. More information on Calhoun's injury will come after he gets evaluated Thursday, but Calhoun said he expects to land on the injured list after feeling his left quad "pop." The 28-year-old outfielder is slashing .237/.303/.405 on the season through 145 plate appearances.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Sitting Wednesday

  Rotowire Jun 14, 2023

  Calhoun is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Mets. Calhoun will remain on the bench for a second straight game as the Yankees wrap up their two-game series with the Mets. Jake Bauers will start in right field and bat leadoff in the series finale Wednesday.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Batting leadoff Thursday

  Rotowire Jun 8, 2023

  Calhoun is batting leadoff in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Erik Boland of Newsday reports. Gleyber Torres has been the Yankees' leadoff hitter of late, but he'll move down a slot to the two hole while Calhoun is elevated to leadoff. Calhoun is in right field for this one, marking the second time in three games he's played right since Aaron Judge (toe) went down.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Sitting Saturday

  Rotowire May 27, 2023

  Calhoun is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Padres. Calhoun will take a seat after he went 3-for-7 with a double, an RBI, a walk and a strikeout while starting the last two contests. Aaron Judge will take over at designated hitter while Oswaldo Cabrera enters the lineup in right field and bats seventh versus San Diego.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Hits bench Wednesday

  Rotowire May 24, 2023

  Calhoun is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles. With starts in three of the Yankees' previous four games, Calhoun appeared to have re-emerged as the team's preferred option at designated hitter, but he'll be back on the bench Wednesday even with Baltimore bringing a right-hander (Tyler Wells) to the hill. Calhoun is likely to lose out on his semi-regular role as soon as Josh Donaldson (hamstring) returns from the 10-day injured list, perhaps in less than a week.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Swats third homer

  Rotowire May 16, 2023

  Calhoun went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Monday's 7-4 win against Toronto. Aaron Judge swatted a solo homer in the first inning, and Calhoun tacked on a two-run shot three batters later to give New York a 3-0 lead. The long ball was Calhoun's first since he homered in back-to-back games against Cleveland on May 2 and May 3, and it snapped a 2-for-14 stretch at the plate over his previous six contests. Calhoun is beginning to see more playing time again, starting three of the Yankees' past four games following a four-contest stretch during which he logged just one at-bat.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Losing work against RHPs

  Rotowire May 10, 2023

  Calhoun is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Erik Boland of Newsday reports. The lefty-hitting Calhoun finds himself on the bench for a fourth straight game, with two of his absences coming against southpaws and two coming against right-handers. While he appeared to have a grasp on the Yankees' regular designated hitter role versus right-handers, Calhoun looks like he may be the odd man out of the lineup following Aaron Judge's return from the injured list Tuesday.

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• Yankees' Willie Calhoun: On bench against southpaw

  Rotowire May 8, 2023

  Calhoun is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. With southpaw JP Sears on the bump for Oakland, the lefty-hitting Calhoun will take a seat for the second day in a row. DJ LeMahieu will serve as the Yankees' designated hitter in the series opener.

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